Trumped!

Donald Trump had contacted Infinity Broadcasting Corporation and Clear Channel Communications, both of which had interest in having him do a radio program. Trump chose Clear Channel, to do a 90-second program. Trumped! was announced on April 29, 2004.{{cite web|title=Trump adding his voice to morning-drive radio|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/|website=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=2017-11-26|date=2004-04-29|url-access=subscription }}{{cite news|title=Clear Channel gives The Donald radio show|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/2004/04/29/Clear-Channel-gives-The-Donald-radio-show/9871083211200/?spt=su|access-date=2017-11-26|work=United Press international|date=2004-04-29}} The program was to feature Trump discussing economic, political, and pop cultural matters. Trump's commentaries were to last 60 to 90 seconds, and would air in the morning. Friday segments would feature Trump discussing his decision to fire each contestant on the previous night's new episode of The Apprentice.{{cite news|last=Poole|first=Dave|title=No Business Like Trump's Business|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/|access-date=2017-11-26|work=The Columbus Dispatch|date=2004-05-01|via=NewsLibrary|url-access=subscription }} Prior to the program's launch, Office Depot signed up to sponsor the program as part of a deal in which Trump would read the company's ads on the air.{{cite news|last=Cohen|first=Karen-Janine|title=Office Depot, Trump Team Up|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-06-08/business/0406070475_1_office-depot-office-supply-chain-trump|access-date=2017-11-26|work=Sun-Sentinel|date=2004-06-08|archive-date=2017-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033102/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-06-08/business/0406070475_1_office-depot-office-supply-chain-trump|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Office Depot Backing Trump's New Radio Show|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/|access-date=2017-11-26|work=The Palm Beach Post|date=2004-06-09|url-access=subscription }}

Trumped! began airing on Trump's 58th birthday: June 14, 2004.{{Cite news|title = Trumpologies|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/12/magazine/trumpologies.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2004-09-12|access-date = 2015-10-20|issn = 0362-4331|first = James|last = Traub}}{{cite news|title='Trumped!' premieres on local radio|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/|access-date=2017-11-26|work=The State Journal-Register|date=2004-06-17|url-access=subscription }} The program had the largest launch in radio history, premiering on 320 Clear Channel stations. Trump hosted the program from his New York office. On the program, Trump expressed his views on current events, life, sports, entertainment, finance, economics, business, real estate, and politics.{{cite web | url=http://radio.about.com/cs/latestradionews/a/blaa042904a.htm | title=He's Hired: Trump Goes National With New Radio Feature | publisher=About.com | date=2004-04-29 | access-date=19 November 2013 | author=Corey Deitz | archive-date=2016-04-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407220116/http://radio.about.com/cs/latestradionews/a/blaa042904a.htm | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://radio.about.com/cs/radioprofiles/qt/bltrumpradio.htm | title="Trumped!" - Donald Trump On Radio | publisher=About.com | access-date=19 November 2013 | author=Corey Deitz | archive-date=7 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407220119/http://radio.about.com/cs/radioprofiles/qt/bltrumpradio.htm | url-status=dead }}{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-YTGDnVDPx4C&q=Trumped%21+radio+show+donald+trump&pg=PA86 | title=Donald Trump: Profile of a Real Estate Tycoon: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition | access-date=19 November 2013 | author=Simone Payment| isbn=9781427091703 | date=2008-10-13 | publisher=ReadHowYouWant.com }}{{cite web | url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,632500,00.html | title=The Donald to Get New Wife, Radio Show | publisher=People | date=2004-04-29 | access-date=19 November 2013 | author=Stephen M. Silverman | author-link=Stephen M. Silverman | archive-date=2013-12-16 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216062730/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,632500,00.html | url-status=dead }} An October 2004 newspaper gives a length of two minutes for the program.{{Cite web|url = http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-10-01.pdf|title = Radio & Records from October 1, 2004|access-date = 2015-10-20|page= 7}}

As of February 2006, Trumped! aired on approximately 400 Clear Channel stations.{{cite news|last=Tedeschi|first=Bob|title=Now for Sale Online, the Art of the Vacation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/06/technology/now-for-sale-online-the-art-of-the-vacation.html|access-date=2017-11-26|work=The New York Times|date=2006-02-06}} Trump made approximately 1,000 appearances on the show before it ended in 2008.{{cite web|last=Zarya|first=Valentina|title=Donald Trump Used His Radio Show To Rate Women's Looks|url=http://fortune.com/2016/07/12/trump-radio-show-sexist/|website=Fortune|access-date=2017-11-26|date=2016-07-12}}{{cite web|last1=Massie|first1=Christopher|last2=Kaczynski|first2=Andrew|title=There Are Hours Of Audio Of Donald Trump's Nationally Syndicated Radio Show In The 2000s|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/christophermassie/theres-hours-of-audio-of-donald-trumps-nationally-syndicated|website=BuzzFeed|access-date=2017-11-26|date=2016-03-16}}

• List of things named after Donald Trump

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